The effect rippled all the way to Montreal too: http://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/friday-oct-20-2017-taggart-torrens-andrew-garfield-and-more-1.4360356/quebec-stars-eric-salvail-and-gilbert-rozon-hit-with-sexual-harassment-allegations-1.4362444 It's undeniable there has been a big surge in accusations being brought forward. And this whole equilibrium thing makes a lot of sense. It might be naive of me, but such an equilibrium seems kind of counter-intuitive in a way? Let's say 5% of people are horrible rapists in Hollywood. There is not much advantage for the 95% of non-rapists to help them camouflage their actions. There is always a risk those people will get caught. And then the non-rapists get punished too by association (think of all the other people working on House of Cards, or co-stars in Louis CK's new film). I guess it's hard calling the shots when you're new to an industry and are trying to make it there. But once you have a more established career, why risk working with someone with a bad reputation? I'm sure Netflix could have cast someone else for the role. But I guess the secrecy of it, makes it easier to ignore. What if they are just rumours But hopefully after the Wiestein effect settles down, it will change the industry's practices at least a little.
Except those 5% have the ability to decide whether you get that starring role in their next (fill in the blank), so yes, over time, people have Done Things to ensure they got the role/job/gig/money. So yeah.... the 95% want to be the 5%, and you don't get into that club if you start calling the members of the 5% sick sexual predators and rapists. Let's say 5% of people are horrible rapists in Hollywood. There is not much advantage for the 95% of non-rapists to help them camouflage their actions.
Fuck "starring role." Those people have the ability to decide whether or not you get a catering gig. They have the ability to decide whether you're a PA or a Key Set PA. They have the ability to decide whether they're renting lights from you or not. They have the ability to decide whether your rent is going to be covered reading shitty scripts at $20 each or donating plasma. The problem with endemic corruption is it's endemic. I had an Indian friend tell me that the process of governance and permitting in India is determined by how sweets boxes full of money. If you've got one corrupt official you can go to an uncorrupt official. If you've got every corrupt official you accept the corruption. What else can you do? And let's suppose that 5% of Hollywood are sick sexual predators and rapists. Let's assume every person in Hollywood knows at least one other person in Hollywood on a more than cordial level. That means somewhere between 5% and 95% of Hollywood are enablers. They're accepting the corruption because what else can you do? You start taking sweets containers full of money. After all, that's the way the system works. Sure - you're not going to rape because you can get away with it. Masturbate in front of women? Somewhere, both Harvey Weinstein and Louis CK got the idea they were allowed to do that. So you're not going to insist upon sweets containers with bills in them before anything happens... but if you don't get one, you're not going to help the citizen in front of you. Maybe you aren't going to count the money in front of people. But you're not going to act surprised when it lands on your desk. But all of a sudden, the whole world has its panties in a twist over corruption... and in a Weinstein world, everyone reading this is wondering if I'm allowed to say "panties in a twist" anymore. Never raped anyone. Never so much as propositioned anyone on set. I believe I have complimented hair and attire before ("love the boots"). However, I had a lady get ornery at me once over my use of "he" and "his" instead of "she" and "hers." To her, I'm the patriarchy. Wildfires rarely burn only rotten wood.